The Natural Advantage of Nations

Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century

Karlson Charlie Hargroves, Michael H. Smith

528 pages, parution le 01/05/2006

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The Banksia Environmental Foundation has awarded The Natural Advantage of Nations: Business Opportunities, Innovation and Governance in the 21st Century and the supporting training program for engineers, the 'Engineering Sustainable Solutions Program: Critical Literacies for Engineers in Sustainable Development' a Banksia Award (Category 11) for Environmental Leadership, Education and Training for 2005.

This book is about innovation, solutions, competitiveness and profitability. It is also about building environmental integrity and sustainability now and for future generations. The Natural Advantage of Nations pulls together for the first time a vast literature to demonstrate the need for a new paradigm of sustainable development. The book brings together the work of more than 30 leading thinkers, and fresh evidence from around the globe, to show that the drive for an ecologically sustainable world need not be in conflict with economics and business practices. This book draws a bold vision for the future and tells us how to get there by building on the lessons of competitive advantage theory and the latest in sustainability, economics, innovation, business and governance theory and practise. This is top-drawer reading for business people, economists, engineers, consultants, policy-makers, researchers, students and indeed anyone working to create a better world.

The authors incorporate innovative technical, structural and social advances, and explore the role that governance can play in both leading and underpinning business and communities in the shift towards a sustainable future. Coupled with a companion website, this book builds on from the latest in the business case for sustainability and goes beyond it. This book shows how in a tripartite world where business government and civil society all have power, how each can best play their part and better work together to achieve win win outcomes. The result is nothing less than the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to building the new ecologically sustainable economy.

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List of Figures and Tables
Forewords
Preface
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction: Insurmontable Opportunities
The Need for a New Paradigm
Natural Advantage: A Business Imperative
Achieving a Natural Advantage of Nations
Sustainable Cities: The Challenge of the 21st Century
A National Collaborative Approach: The Bigger Picture - Building Resilience
Notes
References
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Earthscan
Auteur(s)	Karlson Charlie Hargroves, Michael H. Smith
Parution	01/05/2006
Nb. de pages	528
Format	17 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	985g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781844073405
ISBN13	978-1-8440-7340-5